Abducted INC Minister Rescued, Recalls Nightmare
Lowell Menorca, an Iglesia Ni Cristo minister who has been allegedly under house arrest since June 25, together with his family have been rescued, a lawyer for his family said on Friday.
Menorca was among several INC ministers who were allegedly held against their will starting June this year following the expulsion of Ka Tenny Manalo and her two children. Isaias Samson Jr, another minister who escaped earlier also confirmed the abduction of Menorca.
“After several months, Lowell Menorca and his family have been rescued. The case for the issuance of the writ of amparo before the Supreme Court en banc, will proceed,” Menorca’s lawyer Atty. Trixie Angeles said.
Menorca surfaced on Sunday during the schedule press conference, and told the media about his family’s nightmare in the hands of their captors.
Menorca accuses members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo council, and for the first time, the name of Executive Minister Eduardo Manalo was included in the lists of respondents.
“Menorca related that he began fearing for his family’s safety when he was supposedly kidnapped in Sorsogon last July. From Sorsogon, Menorca said he was brought by car to Dasmariñas, Cavite in handcuffs by men whom he identified to be police officers. Inside the vehicle, Menorca said he appealed to his alleged captors to leave his family alone even at the expense of his own life,”reports GMA News Online.
/Carla Gamboa/
